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Put mental health on a par with physical health Psychiatric patients tend to die at a younger age than others: not from mental health conditions but from physical conditions that are not properly treated. "But the reality was that I did not feel particularly confident treating him. I have become so specialised (and further subspecialised within psychiatry) that I have forgotten how to treat common medical conditions, let alone keep up with the latest treatments." “For too long,” commented Professor Lindsey Davies, president of the Faculty of Public Health, the standard-setting body for public health specialists in Britain, “mental health has not had equal status with physical health among doctors.” (Article in comment)
Posted on: Sat, 05 Oct 2013 00:23:48 +0000

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